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China to refine visa-free policy, streamline entry procedures for foreign visitors 24 Jul 2026 - 02:56 pm
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Baby monkey Punch to celebrate first birthday 24 Jul 2026 - 12:21 pm
A TV screen showing the footages of the male Japanese macaque monkey named 'Punch' is pictured next to a wall with birthday messages for its upcoming one-year-old birthday, at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Ichikawa on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Swiss man dies on Mount Fuji, but 99-year-old rescued 24 Jul 2026 - 11:31 am
Climbers arrive at the fifth station of Mount Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi prefecture on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
'No signs of life' as China landslide death toll rises to 11, 50 missing: authorities 24 Jul 2026 - 09:53 am
Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
India urges caution for ships entering Black Sea 23 Jul 2026 - 03:04 pm
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India's Gen Z protesters on whats driving them to join CJP movement  23 Jul 2026 - 02:46 pm
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter shouts slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Modi vows punishment for exam leaks fuelling India protests 23 Jul 2026 - 01:40 pm
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter sits at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 23, 2026 during the ongoing protest. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Philippines says China harassed vessels in disputed waters 23 Jul 2026 - 01:36 pm
This handout screengrab taken on July 23, 2026 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship (back) water canonning a Philippines' Bureau of Fisheries and Acquatic Resources (BFAR) ship near Scarborough Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP) /
Floods in northeast India kill at least 41 23 Jul 2026 - 01:20 pm
Residents wade through a flooded street near an overflowing river after heavy rains at Nambol in Bishnupur district, in India's northeastern state of Manipur on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Vishma Ahanthem / AFP)
Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave 'disaster' 23 Jul 2026 - 12:47 pm
People carry umbrellas to shelter from the sun in Tokyo on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP)
Philippines passport gains ground, moves up three places in Henley Passport Index  22 Jul 2026 - 05:43 pm
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Sustained international demand drives Malaysia Airports' H1 growth 22 Jul 2026 - 05:35 pm
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Indonesia targets 151,554 hectares for coconut downstream development in 2026 22 Jul 2026 - 05:32 pm
Representational file photo of a coconut tree.
India tunnel collapse death toll rises to 20 22 Jul 2026 - 04:27 pm
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India student protests keep up pressure on Modi government 22 Jul 2026 - 01:44 pm
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter holds a placard at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Japan cities 'cruelly hot' for first time 22 Jul 2026 - 10:50 am
A man wearing all black walks through a park with an umbrella in Tokyo on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
India's domestic workers go online as instant services boom 22 Jul 2026 - 09:57 am
This photograph taken on June 22, 2026 shows employees of the on-demand home-services platform Snabbit, making beds at the company's training centre in Bengaluru. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
Pakistani Prime Minister urges US, Iran to remain fully measured 21 Jul 2026 - 08:35 pm
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